Opera World News

8 March, 2023

BBC Announces New Classical Music Strategy with Devastating Cuts to Orchestral Posts and BBC Singers

Today the BBC have announced a new classical music strategy which will have a devastating impact on their ensembles and […]

8 March, 2023

VSO Music Director Otto Tausk Presents Le Sacre du Printemps and New Works by Vancouver Composers, with Missy Mazzoli and Zosha Di Castri at The Annex: A Unique Comparison of Today's and Yesterday's New Music.

For March 10–12, VSO Music Director Otto Tausk has programmed Igor Stravinsky’s grand shocker Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite […]

7 March, 2023

English Touring Opera’s Spring Season: Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims - A Comical Celebration of Coronation and Chaos

With the familial knots of the visitor list for Charles III’s coronation still to be unravelled and the UK still […]

7 March, 2023

Ridout among winners of prestigious Youthful Artist Award at 2023 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards in London

Ridout joins twelve artists and ensembles who were honored at the annual awards in London The two thousand twenty-three Royal […]

7 March, 2023

Daniel Harding appointed Music Director of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, succeeding Sir Antonio Pappano

Harding will lead the orchestra and chorus October two thousand twenty-four for an initial five-year term Daniel Harding succeeds Sir […]

6 March, 2023

Whimsy and Wonder: Philippe ARLAUD's Stunning Production of Offenbach's 'The Tales of Hoffmann' Shines with Humour and Vibrant Colours

This is Philippe ARLAUD's production of a whimsical like story. It's Jacques Offenbach's only opera, best known for its "Belle […]

6 March, 2023

Shakespeare in the Squares Announces Its Most Ambitious Season Yet with Twelfth Night Set in the 1920s

The company will once again carry out a classic work of The Bard across garden squares and open spaces which […]

6 March, 2023

Dagoll Dagom's Latest Musical "L'ALEGRIA QUE PASSA" Brings Together Iconic Cast for Final Revival of "MAR I CEL"

Dagoll Dagom returns to the stage with what'll be its latest show, L'ALEGRIA QUE PASSA. This new musical comes after […]

5 March, 2023

Classical Pianist Lara Downes Launches New Live Talk-and-Performance Series: Classical Americana Live

A few weeks ago, KDFC radio launched a new live talk-and-performance series hosted by the indefatigable pianist and Classical CA […]

5 March, 2023

At Only 27, Finnish Maestro Klaus Mäkelä Takes on the World's Leading Orchestras and Shares His Passion for Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

It’s tough to speak about Klaus Mäkelä without mentioning his age. At twenty-seventh, the Finnish maestro already leads the Orchestre […]

5 March, 2023

Curtis Institute of Music Launches Record Label Curtis Studio with "Scheherazade" Performance by Curtis Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Osmo Vänskä

Curtis Studio will be introduced with a recording of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra performing “Scheherazade” with conductor Osmo Vänskä The […]

4 March, 2023

Founder of Europe's First Professional Orchestra of Majority Black and Minority Musicians Made a CBE for Diversifying Classical Music

The founder of the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of a majority of black and minority […]

4 March, 2023

Abu Dhabi Festival Returns with a Breathtaking Musical Journey Across Centuries and Continents

Songs spanning two centuries opened the Abu Dhabi Festival on Wednesday. Back to a full programme of live performances after […]

4 March, 2023

The Parker Quartet Shines a Light on Beethoven's Op. 18 No. 5: A Must-Watch Episode of Their 'Beethoven: Illuminated' Video Series

This video series spotlights each Beethoven quartet with an entertaining conversation about the work Made up of violinists Daniel Chong […]

3 March, 2023

Lost and Found Opera Relaunches with Rarely Performed Maurice Ravel’s L’Heure Espagnole

Four years after its acclaimed world premiere of Ned Kelly at the two thousand nineteen Perth Festival, Lost and Found […]

3 March, 2023

US Tibet Ho's 36th Annual Benefit Concert Celebrates Year of the Water Rabbit with Cultural Meditations and Musical Performances

US Tibet Ho welcomes the Year of the Water Rabbit with the thirty-sixth Annual Benefit Concert Last night Tibet Ho […]

3 March, 2023

Apple's Classical Music Offering: Why the Launch is Delayed and What to Expect

Apple acquired the classical music service Primephonic in two thousand twenty-first. Since then, the company has been working tough to […]

2 March, 2023

"Japanese Pianist Mao Fujita Brings Mozart to Vancouver: A Rare All-Mozart Program by a Rising Star"

Japanese pianist Mao Fujita makes his Canadian debut in the Vancouver Playho this Sun afternoon, with a program devoted to […]

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